Can-vise.



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APPLICATION man. NOV. 22. 1.91.6.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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A. C. C, KAISER.

CAN VISE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 22. 1916.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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CAN-VISE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed November 22, 1916. Serial No. 132,875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLrH C. C. KAISER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Can-Vises, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a device which is designed for holding tincans containing food products while they are being opened.

For the average person to whom such duty is delegated it is somewhatdiflicult to hold a can with one hand and at the same time manipulate acan opener with the other hand and obtain a clean cut,usually a raggedcut is made, frequently the contents of the can being opened are spilledand occasionally one hand or the other is cut or scratched. This isespecially true when the can is as large as the common tomato can, or aslow as the ordinary salmon can, or is rectangular as is the usualsardine can, or if the can is heated as frequently is the case.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap andconvenient device which can be quickly placed in position and easilymanipulated for receiving and firmly holding hot or cold tin cans of anyof the shapes and sizes commonly used for containing food products, andthus lea e both hands free for operating an opener.

In attaining this end a frame is formed with two sides that areangularly disposed with relation to each other and are desirablysomewhat yielding, and with a bottom that has a series of sockets oropenings, the sides providing two binding points for a can of any commonshape and size, and the sockets forming bearings at different localitiesfor the pivot of the locking cam which acts as the third binding pointagainst the can to be held and opened.

The drawings illustrate two embodiments of the invention, one having theframe and walls formed of sheet metal and the other having the frame andwalls formed of cast metal. Figure 1 shows a plan of the embodiment ofthe invention which is formed of sheet metal. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the same with a portion of the frame broken away. Fig. 3 is a sectionon the plane indicated by the dotted line 3-3 on Fig. 1 before a can isclamped in the device. Fig. 4 is a similar section showing the positionassumed by the wall when a can is clamped in the device. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of a clip that is adapted to be attached to a table,bench or shelf so as to form a pocket for receiving a depending tongueor tail and temporarily retaining the device in position for use. Fig. 6shows a plan of the form which is made of cast metal. Fig. 7 shows aside elevation of the modification with a portion broken away on line 77on Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a view of the frame looking toward the retainingtongue or tail. Fig. 9 is a section on the plane indicated by the dottedline 99 on Fig. 6. Fig. 10 shows a section on the plane indicated by thedotted line 1010 on Fig. 6.

In the form of invention first illustrated the sides 1 of the frame andthe bottom 2 are formed of sheet metal stamped to shape. At one end theside is extended downward so as to form a depending tongue 3, and at theother end the walls of the frame converge or are angularly disposed withrelation to each other and are provided with upward extensions 4. Theseextensions are normally bent slightly inward and are in the constructionshown formed on a plate 5 that is fastened to the bottom of the frame.In the bottom a series of openings or sockets 6 are punched. Thesesockets are arranged in a line from one end toward the apex of theconverging walls at the other end, and they are made for receiving thepivot 7 of the cam 8 which is provided with an operating handle 9.

A clip 10 with front, end and bottom walls is provided for permanentattachment to the edge of a table, bench or shelf so as to form anangular pocket when it is secured in place into which the downwardlyprojecting tongue of the frame can be inserted when the device isbrought out and put into position for use, and from which the tongue islifted when the device is to be put away after use.

The can to be opened is placed on the bottom between the angularlydisposed side walls of the frame and then the pivot of the clamping camis placed in the exposed socket nearest to the can. When the handle isturned the cam clamps the can against the converging walls and locks itin position. The can thus secured is firmly held at three pointsby thetwo side walls and the cam so that it can be readily opened. At the sidewalls diverge, and as the cam can be located at different distances fromthe side walls, cans of various sizes and different shapes can be firmlylocked in place, leaving both hands free for manipulating a can opener,and after the ean has been removed the device can be lifted from theclip and stored away.

Inthe second form of the invention whic is cast to shape the bottom 11has holes 12 for the pivot 13 of the 'lockingcam, and the convergingwalls 14 are separated at the apex 15 so that the walls may yieldslightly whenthecam is turned for locking a can in place. These wallsare'shown as having inwardly projecting flanges 16 which aid insupporting the can. The fastening tail shown in this form has twodownwardly projecting tongues 17 with flanges 18 that will engage theedges of the clip 19 which is firmly fastened to the table, bench orshelf, and onto which the. tail is slipped when it is desired-t0 use thedevice.

The invention claimed is;

1. A can Vise consisting of a frame hav ing two converging side wallsand a bottom with a 'seriesof circular pivot holes arranged atdifi'erentdistances from the apex of the space between said walls, abindingcain having a pivot adapted to be reinovably insertedin any ofsaid pivot holes, and means for'turning said cam on its pivot.

2. A can vise consisting of a frame having two converging outwardlyyielding side walls and a bottom with a series of circular pivot holesarranged at different distances Gopiesot this patent may be obtained for3. A can vise consisting of a frame having two upstanding side wallsdisposed at "an angle to each other, socketed bottom and dependingattachment tongue, and a binding cam having a pivotadapted to looselyfitany of said sockets and a handle whereby the cam may be turned on itspivot.

4. A can vise consisting of'a frame having. two upstanding outwardlyyielding side walls disposed at an angle to each other, socket'ed bottomand depending attachment tongue, and a binding cani havinga pivotadapted to loosely fitany of said sockets and a handle whereby'the cammay be turned on its pivot.

5. Acan vise consisting of two outwardly yielding jaws with upstandingside walls disposed at an angle to each other, a tongue extending towardthe spacebetween the ends of said jaws, said tongue having a series'ofcircular pivot holes at different distances from the ends of said jaws,a binding cam having a pivot adapted to be reinovably inserted in anyof'said pivotholes, anda handle whereby the caminay beturned 'on itspivot.

ADOLPH o.- o. KAISER.

Washington, D. 0.

